THE BONE PICKER

intro.

— ice in her skin,
she has seen too many deaths.

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To catch the phantom murderer called the Bone Picker who kills as gruesomely as he is named, five convicted lunatics are put together by the Head Detective Inspector of the jurisdiction. As the plot thickens and the Red Lady turns up dead at the foot of the mountains of Pir, with no name or identity and only a badly burnt stature—the group of convicts begin to realise that not only do they have to put their differences away and solve this together, but also, do it fast because if there is one thing the Bone Picker is best at doing is murder and this murderer might even beat their own trail.

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nadia brighi / the thread
' we grow, it hurts at first. '

dexter vale / the fallen
' but i have been familiar with ruins. '

sam rahl / the desolate
' among the faded woods. '

nienana tiech / the needle
' i do not wish to lie. '

kai dunham / the lover
' he restored my spirit. '

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The human heart is a line, whereas my own is a circle, and I have the endless ability to be at the right place at the right time. The consequences of this is that I am always finding humans at their best and worst. I see their ugly and their beauty and I wonder how the same thing can be both.

— Markus Zusak, The Book Thief

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Oh yeah, a small note.

Thank you for reading this book, I love each one of you if you decided to pick it up. This book is loosely based on the unsolved mysteries of the Cleveland Torso Murderer and the Isdal Woman. Search it up, it's pretty interesting.

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to sixsecondsofmarina for being badass and feeding my ego, to judicals for always being there and to -elveraa for helping me out like 24/7. thank you all, you are wonderful and i love you.

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